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Since the war began in Gaza four months ago, little infrastructure has been spared by the near-incessant airstrikes that have struck the enclave, including water pipes.

Abbas* is one of over 6,000 Palestinians from Gaza who used to work in Israel and became refugees in the West Bank as a result of the Israel-Gaza war. Now a patient of MSF teams offering psychological support in Nablus, he describes the ordeal of being displaced and separated from his family, who remains trapped under the bombs in Gaza.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned about the intensification of violence in central and northern Mali. Rivalry between the various parties to the conflict is restricting people's access to healthcare. 

This collection of 58 images, taken between November 2022 and November 2023, highlights stories and voices from around the world where Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is working. 

In North Kivu province, an average of 800 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition have been admitted each month of 2023 for treatment to hospitals in Mweso and Masisi.

Loay Harb, a nurse with Medecins Sans Frontieres, shares in his own words the desperate situation on the ground in Gaza.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is preparing a medicine and medical consumables donation to hospitals and health facilities in Gaza, Palestine, after conflict escalated with Israel on the weekend.

Violence has erupted in Nagorno Karabakh, forcing over 28,000 people to flee to neighbouring Armenia, where MSF teams are preparing a response to needs.

Floods, earthquakes, conflict – our teams are there to respond when emergency strikes. 

Peter Clausen completed an electrical apprenticeship after school, he then went on to study journalism and work for the ABC in North Queensland, before completing a Masters in Disaster Management. He is an experienced MSF project coordinator and progressed to head of mission over his eight assignments. He first worked in Yemen in 2013, followed by projects in Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Iran, Tanzania, and most recently Ukraine in 2022 and again in 2023.